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Item Terrorism as a Major Challenge to he Entire Political and Security Scenario n South Asia: With Special Reference to Sri Lanka(International Postgraduate Research Conference 2019, Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2019) Yapa, Y.A.S.H.; Rajitha, R.South Asia has been increasingly overwhelmed with an assortment of events, political violence and terrorism. Terrorism is not a new phenomenon to South Asian Region in which plenty of unsettled issues still remain in the region. It is however, the transnational nature of terrorism that is playing a significant role in transforming the tension and challenges in South Asia. It is commonly believed that South Asia is plagued with major terrorist groups, ethnic, political violence/ instability and economic downwards. Afghanistan, Pakistan and India are amongst the top ten countries in the world that are mostly impacted by terrorism. Recently Bangladesh and Sri Lanka became victims of terrorism due to ethno-political agendas. Terrorism in South Asia is a multifaceted reality, which has developed in practically all countries in South Asia. Therefore, it is important that SAARC focuses on taking security measures that are likely to be effective against terrorism to ensure peace and stability in South Asia. Although SAARC brings out many prospects to its members, the South Asian region is faced with diverse challenges that threatens the security and the political stability in the region. One of the daunting challenges the countries in South Asia encounters is terrorism which not only places national security at risk but also threatens the national and international peace. Moreover, the international interferences in the domestic affairs of South Asia is another prominent cause of the turmoil in the region as often international interferences causes instability in the region thus resulting in escalation of terrorism in South Asia. SAARC as a whole faces this threat of terrorism and the failure to address the issue have caused the ineffectiveness of SAARC as a regional organization in South Asia. However, since the establishment of SAARC, the organization has taken many initiatives to address the terrorism implementing policies to counter terrorism in the region. This paper examines the counter terrorism endeavor by South Asian countries and focuses on the recent up rise of terrorism in Sri Lanka. Further the influence of ethno - political agenda to the terrorism in Sri Lanka is highlighted referring to the new challenges of terrorism within the state and its implications to the South Asian region. Moreover, this paper analyses the extent the challenge of terrorism threatens the political and security scenario in South Asia. The data of the study is derived from the literature review, document analysis and observation. Practical implication of the study is pointing out the challenges directly affects the security and political scenario of the region, collapse of the powerful governments and the deterioration of nation states.Item Factors Effect on the Customer Perspective towards the Usage of Online Banking in Sri Lanka(In: Proceedings of the International Postgraduate Research Conference 2017 (IPRC – 2017), Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka., 2017) Embuldeniya, A.The evolution of information technology has brought extensive changes in the means of service delivery in the banking sector as internet is the thrust behind online banking that conducts and process transactions in one click. Competition among rivals and compatible with the revolutionary components of the electronic marketplace, Sri Lankan banks have actively developed online banking services recently in Sri Lanka. The customers are not substantially perceive any increment in use of online banking respectively to the development of online banking services by the banks. Thereby the study is increasingly interested in finding the factors effect on the customer‘s attitudes towards the usage of online banking in Sri Lanka. The study consists of eight hypotheses that developed on the basis of attitudes of trust, usefulness and ease to use towards online banking. The target population of the study was consist of customers who have bank account for last year in Colombo district of Western Province, Sri Lanka. The study selected 250 customers by random sampling technique from Homagama divisional secretariat included to Colombo district. Questionnaires were used to collect data. Descriptive analysis, and chi-square analysis were used to analyze data. The results indicated that daily usage of online banking of females are higher than the male customers while majority of female and male are using their personal computers and smart phones to use online banking services respectively. All the customers are aware about the facilities such as balance inquiry, viewing transaction history, bill payments, and managing credit cards online while some customers are not aware about opening a fixed deposit, and opening savings accounts, and make investments by online. The study concludes that privacy, security and the responsiveness from the bank are the most significant factors towards usage of online banking while convenience and service quality included to the attitude of usefulness towards online banking as well as accessibility and speed included to the attitude of ease to use are also plays a significant role. However the impact of bank performance, image and user friendliness of the website is negligible.Item Securitizing European Migration; A Conceptual Framework(Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016) Dodantenna, I.In the current global context, migration to the European Union has become an issue of controversy. The increasing migratory flows of economic or labour migrants, asylum seekers or war refugees are said to have called for action in the European Union’s security landscape. Further, a number of research studies that concern the migration and security nexus have defined migration as a central dimension of a rounded security agenda. Even international law does not recognise the right to enter another country. Further, the activities of the governing bodies that execute security measures at borders have been questioned and accused for their actions. The above, highlights the need for better policies that would operate beyond the mere military concerns, which incorporates freedom and well-being of the migrants, that would provide true meaning to the European Union’s migration policy rubric; ‘Freedom, Security and Justice’ The European Union’s migration policies are diverse in nature and numerous in number as there are various aspects to be considered. Among the policy categories there are two separate agendas for migration and security. Hence, it is believed that migration should be an essential part of a national security strategy while national security should be embedded in the migration policy in return. Thus migration should be part of migration policy with security as a frame of reference. In light of the current security threats faced by the European Union in relation to migration, the study will examine the possibilities of the security agenda being incorporated into the migration policy agenda, to function as a single framework for a more secure and a sustainable approach on migration. Further the study will assess, whether the migration policies armed with a security agenda would point the region in a clear direction in relation to the security issues the region faces which are linked with migration.